Edward Bayntun

Edward Bayntun (1480-27 November 1544) was vice-chamberlain to Queen Anne Boleyn during the reign of King Henry VIII.

Biography
Edward Bayntun was born in Faulston, Wiltshire, England in 1480, and he inherited the manors of Bromham and Faulston on the death of his father in 1516. He was a soldier and courtier, and he became a favorite of King Henry VIII and a champion of religious reform. He became a member of Parliament for Wiltshire in 1529 and 1539 and for Wilton in 1542, and he also served as vice-chamberlain to Queen Anne Boleyn and Steward of Salisbury. In 1543, he served in the English army in Flanders during the Italian War of 1542-46, commanding 10 horsemen and 100 footsoldiers. On 27 November 1544, he died from wounds sustained during the Siege of Boulogne.